Since then, the club have agreed a deal to play their home games at Wilton Park in Londonderry's Limavady Road for the remainder of the current season.

But the combination of the knotweed infestation, which can take years to eradicate, and ground insurance in the wake of the floods mean the club's stay at Drumahoe is all but certainly at a more permanent end.

And so, with things going well on the pitch at least, the team second in the table and in contention for promotion to the Premiership, Stute's search for a new home is on. Derry City's Brandywell Stadium, the Limavady Showgrounds and the Stadium Pitch at St Columb's Park are all targets that could fit the bill.

“We are currently negotiating with the YMCA about our lease and we are actively seeking potential relocation,” Anderson told the Derry Journal. “We have already started the ball rolling with regards to looking at the start of next season. It would require us to look at potential grounds shares.

“I know there’s an emotional connection with the Riverside Stadium and there will be a lot of people who will feel sad and sorry to the leave the Riverside Stadium if it happens, however if it’s about the long term future of the club, we have to consider what’s the right thing to do.

“I feel the future of the club is threatened if we don’t resolve this issue amicably with the YMCA and we are able to identify a new location.”